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F_ncp~u ded Au tomation / Simplification Page -3- g) Tape Matches for third party health insurance and Cost Effective health insurance/purchase. In New York, the tape match alone generated over $1~000~000 in revenue in the first year. Payments for health insurance could boost third party revenue from 3% current average recovery to expenditures to 6%. Based on state's report, that means a cost avoidance of $293~000. Target date - 1994. h) User Friendly Computer Eligibility - The State has purchased artificial intelligence to move this forward. They are talking about piloting in 1994. Cabarrus would position itself to be a pilot by completing the single application and consolidating AFDC determination with Food Stamp/AFDC determinations. Potential savings run into the millions statewide. For Cabarrus County, it is possible to envision reducing our administrative expenses for AFDC, MA, and Food Stamps by 25% to 30%. i) Food Stamp Coupon Distribution in food stores will move the state closer and quicker to electronic benefits transfer. Cabarrus County will promote this interim step. Other state's experience on this interim method notes a reduction in overall state administrative expenses of approximately 25%. Target - 1994. j) Better Mail Distribution methods would lead to savings of supervisor time who now handle this responsibility. Savings is estimated at $7,229 per year. Target - December 12/93. k) The Use of Fair Hearing Officers Instead of Judges for most support actions will not only save court time, but improve support dollars collected. Target - 1994. 1) Broader Use of State Emergency Assistance could result in thousands of additional dollars in Federal funds to offset county funding. Federal law allows a broader use and the state will be encouraged to take these steps. Target - 1994. m) State Core Curriculum Through UNC/Community Colleges allows for better training of new staff and removes bulk of training responsibility from supervisors. Such training can be funded under 4A with no cost to counties. Just by removing the responsibility from supervisors in Cabarrus County, $94~000 can be saved. Target - 1994. (Note: Assumes one new worker per supervisor per month.) n) Merging All MA Sub-Programs under one MA important piece of automatic eligibility, but could save county and state administrative time. Target - 94/95. umbrella is not only an thousands of dollars in o) Opting To Be a 209-B State, where automatic eligibility for MA is based on SSI eligibility could cost the state more in administrative time than it would save if they approach it in anything less than a completely automated way. Cabarrus County will promote such a change. Target - 1994. p) Improving the Bendix List (used to determined the dollars being received by those eligible for SSA payments) is long and cumbersome. Efforts to make it more of a list of exceptions (new and changed benefits) would decrease error and time spent in its use. Target - 1994.